VOL. V, No. 23; Tuesday, June 20,
2006
Dear Arthur,
Today's newsletter
includes:
1. The 2006-2007 Calendar is now
be available. We have four (count 'em, four) different
ways for you to see it:
a--
In the body of this newsletter (below).
b-- Link to our Web Page
c -- Link to MS Word Document to be saved on
your computer.
d -- Link to
PDF file to be
saved on your computer.
2. Information on
Civitas
participation in this year's International Institute "Festival of
Nations."
3. New
Survey about mandatory wearing of
motorcycle helmets.
4. Results from previous survey
on whether President Bush's
religious beliefs hinder his ability to make
sound foreign policy decisions.
5. Reminder that
because we are now on our summer schedule, newsletters will come out less frequently;
approximately once every two or three weeks.
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CALENDAR for 2006-2007 SCHOOL YEAR
Listed below is the
preliminary Civitas calendar for the 2006-2007 school
year. If you see any problems that affect you or your
school, please e-mail us at
[email protected] or call us at
(314) 367-6480.
Calendar
on Web Site
Calendar in MS Word Form
Calendar in PDF Form
(Preliminary Version;
actual events in bold)
Black: High
School Blue: Middle
School
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DATE |
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PLACE |
ACTIVITIES |
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Sat.,
09/02/06 |
9:00 AM
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11:00 AM |
Crossroads |
First M.U.N. Student Discussion Group #1 (New
Students only)
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Sat.,
09/9/06 |
9:00
AM -
11:00 AM |
Crossroads
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Discussion Group for High School Students (#2) &
Teachers |
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Sat.,
09/16/06 |
9:00
AM -
11:00
AM |
Crossroads |
Discussion Group #3 |
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Mon., 09/25/06 |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
C.C.G.C. |
Middle School Teacher Meeting
#1 |
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Sat.,
09/30/06 |
9:00
AM -
11:00 AM |
Crossroads |
Selection of Countries
Prep Session for 1st
MUN |
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Mon., 10/09/06 |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
C.C.G.C. |
Middle School Teacher Meeting
#2 |
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Sat.,
10/14/06 |
9:00
AM -
11:00
AM |
Crossroads |
Discussion Group #4 |
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Tues.
10/24/06 |
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U.N. Day |
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Sat.,
10/28/06 |
9:00
AM - 11:00 AM |
Crossroads |
Discussion Group #5 |
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Tues.,
10/31/06 |
5:00
PM - 8:00 PM |
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UNICEF Drive |
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Sat.,
11/11/06 |
9:00
AM - 12:00 AM |
Crossroads |
Final Prep Session for M.U.N. |
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Mon.,
11/13/06 |
9:00 AM - 11:30
AM |
Chase-Park
Plaza |
Workshop for Middle School
Teachers and Students |
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DATE |
TIME |
PLACE |
ACTIVITIES |
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Sat.,
11/18/06 |
9:00
AM - 2:30 PM |
Radisson Downtown Hotel |
Civitas
Model U.N. |
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Sat.,
12/16/06 |
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Crossroads |
Discussion Group #6
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2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
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Jan-March |
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Schools |
Class Visits to Middle School
Classrooms |
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Sat.,
01/06/07 |
9:00
AM -11:00 AM |
Crossroads |
Discussion Group #7 |
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Sat.,
01/20/07 |
9:00
AM - 12:00 PM |
Crossroads |
Conference Prep. Session #1 |
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Sat.,
01/27/07 |
9:00
PM - 12:00 PM |
Crossroads |
Conference Prep. Session #2 |
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Sat.,
02/03/07 |
9:00
AM -
12:00 PM |
Crossroads
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Conference Prep. Session #3 |
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Fri., 02/16 -
Sat., 2/17/07 |
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T.B.A. |
Civitas Conference |
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Mon., 02/26/07 |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
C.C.G.C. |
Middle School Teacher Meeting
#3 |
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Sat.,
03/03/07 |
9:00
AM -
11:00 AM |
Crossroads |
Discussion Group #8 |
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Sat.,
3/17/07 |
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Crossroads |
Discussion Group #9 |
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Sat.,
3/31/07 |
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Crossroads |
Discussion Group #10 |
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DATE |
TIME |
PLACE |
ACTIVITIES |
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Wed., 04/04/07 |
9:00 AM - 12:00
PM |
C.C.G.C. |
Middle School Model U.N. Session
#1
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Wed.,
04/11/07 |
9:00 AM - 12:00
PM |
C.C.G.C. |
Middle School Model U.N. Session
#2 |
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Sat.,
04/14/07 |
9:00
AM -
11:00
AM |
Crossroads |
Discussion Group #11 |
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Wed.,
04/18/07 |
9:00 AM - 12:00
PM |
C.C.G.C. |
Middle School Model U.N. Session
#3 |
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Wed., 04/25/07 |
9:00 AM - 12:00
PM |
C.C.G.C. |
Middle School Model U.N. Session
#4 |
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Sat.,
04/28/07 |
9:00
AM -
11:00
AM |
Crossroads |
Discussion Group #12 |
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Wed., 05/02/07 |
9:00 AM - 12:00
PM |
C.C.G.C. |
Middle School Model U.N. Session
#5 |
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Wed., 05/09/07 |
9:00 AM - 12:00
PM |
C.C.G.C. |
Middle School Model U.N. Session
#6 |
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Sat.,
05/12/07 |
1:00
PM -
4:00 PM |
Deer Creek Park. |
Picnic
& Softball |
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Mon., 05/14/07 |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Chevy's |
Middle School Teacher Meeting
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Rev., June 19, 2006
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CIVITAS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BOOTH
at
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE "FESTIVAL of NATIONS"
 The International Institute of St.
Louis is sponsoring its annual "Festival of Nations" on the
weekend of July 22-23. Festival of Nations is an outdoor
multi-ethnic celebration featuring traditional dance and music,
ethnic food, cultural and educational exhibits, folk art
demonstrations, and international market. Presented by the
International Institute and 125 ethnic organizations, the
festival promotes awareness and understanding of our community's
growing ethnic population. Festival of Nations is the largest
event of its kind in our region.
The Festival will be in Tower Grove Park (South
St. Louis) on Saturday, July 22
from 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM and on Sunday, July 23, from 10:00 AM - 6:00
PM.
 Civitas will have a booth at the festival so
that we can inform more students, teachers, parents,
and alumni about our programs. We will have printed
material available and we are now looking for more individuals
who would like to "person" the booth so that we can have "live
interactions" with everyone who is interested in our
activities. Because we know that it will be hot, we are
looking for students, teachers, parents, and alumni who are
willing to work two-hour shifts
on Saturday or Sunday so that we have sufficient
people to explain Civitas programs but no one will get so
exhausted so that their weekend is ruined. If you are
interested in helping us, please e-mail us at [email protected].
Thanks so much!
LINK to
Festival of Nations Web Site
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THIS WEEK'S
SURVEY
Should Motorcycle Riders Be Required To
Wear Helmets?
Ben Roethlisberger,
quarterback of the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, was
seriously injured last week while riding his bicycle in downtown
Pittsburgh. He was not cited for any moving violations,
although his license was not in order. The driver of the
car into which he crashed was cited for "failing to
yield." Roethlisberger's motorcycle following the crash is
pictured at the right.
Pennsylvania is one of
seven states that allows some drivers to ride without a helmet;
Missouri is one of
twenty states with a strict helmet law, and Illinois is one of four
states with no helmet law at all.
NOTE: Most of us are
aware of the argument against having laws requiring us to wear
helmets -- "It is our body and we can choose to protect it
however we choose. Furthermore, no one other than
ourselves would be hurt by our choosing not to wear a helmet.
However, Mary Ann Glendon, a professor at Harvard Law
School and author of the book Rights Talk, presents a
different perspective:
"The
exaggerated absoluteness of our American rights rhetoric is
closely bound up with its other distinctive traits - a
near-silence concerning responsibility, and a tendency to
envision the rights bearer as a long autonomous individual.
Thus, for example, those who contest the legitimacy of mandatory
automobile seat-belt or motorcycle helmet laws frequently say:
"It's my body and I have the right to do as I please with
it."..This way of thinking and speaking ignores the fact that it
is a rare drive, passenger, or biker who does not have a child,
or a spouse, or a parent. It glosses over the likelihood that if
the rights-bearer comes to grief, the cost of his medical
treatment, or rehabilitation, or long term care will be spread
among many others. The independent individualist, helmetless and
free on the open road, becomes the most dependent of individuals
in the spinal injury ward. In the fact of such facts, why does
our rhetoric of rights so often shut out relationship and
responsibility, along with reality?"
It should
come as no surprise that our topic for this week is, "Do you think that all motorcycle riders
should be required to wear a helmet while riding a
motorcycle?" Feel
free to draw upon the information provided above.
Click here to take the survey:
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Previous
Survey Results!
Survey on President
Bush's Religious Views & His Foreign Policy
 On May 22,
2006, Reuters News Agency reported the
following from London regarding the issue of President Bush's
religious commitments and his ability to make sound foreign
policy decisions:
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- U.S.
President George W. Bush has alienated Muslims around the world
by using absolutist Christian rhetoric to discuss foreign policy
issues, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
says.
"I worked for two presidents who were men of faith, and
they did not make their religious views part of American
policy," she said, referring to Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton,
both Democrats and Christians.
"President Bush's certitude about what
he believes in, and the division between good and evil, is, I
think, different," said Albright, who has just published a book
on religion and world affairs. "The absolute truth is what makes
Bush so worrying to some of us."
Our question this
week is: "Do you think that
President Bush's certitude about the division between good and
evil weakens his ability to make sound foreign policy
decisions?"
RESULTS:
COMMENTS:
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